Character Name: Cepheus Gamp
URL link to the Character's Bio: https://absitomen.com/index.php?topic=18051Character Age: 40 turning 41 in January 2018
Character Occupation: Head of Being Division
Character History 2013 - 2017:At the end of 2012, Cepheus got back together with his short-lived boyfriend, Arcturus Hollingbury. This time it was the right time, and things stuck. A month or two into the relationship he’d met the parents, and they were dividing their time between family gatherings at Christmas. They fell into a natural flow, spending time together when their jobs allowed. They became skilled in scheduling cooking, socialising and the all-important downtime where both Ravenclaws are content to co-exist in the same room and read, sometimes sprawled on the same sofa.
Ceph never wanted to hurry his lover into moving in, but it seemed like the logical choice given how much time Arc was spending in the flat Ceph owned above the florists. Cepheus understood Arc’s relationship with Lix Mordent, fellow healer and flatmate, was incredibly important, and he didn’t want to leave her trying to pay all the rent or finding a new flatmate. When she announced in the summer of 2013 she was heading to Sweden to study at the famous
Frolich Institute of Wizarding Medicine she did Ceph a solid by telling Arc it was definitely time he moved in officially with Cepheus, if only so she knew where to address her letters and postcards.
Meanwhile, a much more grounded and content Cepheus continued to defend the Vampire Rights despite continued controversy around the consensual feeding. There was also movement on the wix culture of House Elves, especially when Being Division questioned elves up and down the country on their conditions and pay. The results led to marches and protests, particularly against pureblood families. Ceph was even put on the spot by the
Daily Prophet when he had to explain the Gamp family’s use of elves.
Through the years Being Division have never been all that quiet, despite being often overlooked. The latest bother in 2017 was amongst the giants. A good friend and colleague,
Cormy reported a violent and bloody fight between a
Gurg and a younger challenger and this led to the whole colony pitching war and breaking out of their boundaries. All giant specialists and beast handlers were called in. Ceph joined of course.
When they tried to reason with the Gurgs, the older Gurg kidnapped Cormy and made off with him. It took three long days to rescue him. Cepheus, Balfour and others from Level 3 managed to infiltrate the hiding place using animagi forms and other methods of concealment but it took a huge operation to subdue the giants enough to rescue. In the struggle the older Gurg suffered a mortal injury. The whole ordeal set progress with the colony back years and warranted an inquiry.
Cormy had been near buried in a giant’s den, crushed and had to spend some weeks in St Mungo’s while his bones mended. Ceph had also suffered injuries but had healed quicker, and Arcturus kept him under strict supervision!
When not at work, Cepheus enjoys his hobbies such as playing piano, attending Arc’s dancing performances, reading, attending music gigs with Arc, finding new recipes to cook, buying too many books at the Sunday market. They have also gone away a few times (when Ceph can persuade Arc that the other healers can and will be ok without him at the hospital). They socialise, but their style is much more to have friends over for dinner, or go visit them once in a while. They like their home comforts and space together, but they are not foreign to drinking a few pints in a Diagon Alley pub with friends and colleagues.
Ceph has a good relationship with Arc’s parents, and the pair of them are invited for Sunday lunch every few months. Ceph always brings wine and flowers, even if he’s told its unnecessary. He was raised pureblood and there’s no harm in being polite! They also like to book tickets to see the latest thing on at Stardust, as it turns out the Hollingburys are a bit of a sucker for the West End lights of the wix kind…
At the start of 2018, the couple are celebrating their usual January birthday month, five and a bit years into their relationship.
Summary: One paragraph to be used as overall character summary and in wikiCepheus is Head of Being Division. He feels much more stable in his role now, especially having faced difficulties with giants, vampires and house elves. He has been together with Arcturus Hollingbury for over five years now, and the pair live together in Ceph’s flat about the florists in Diagon Alley. They enjoy spending time in each other’s company, invite close friends over to dinner and socialise out with other friends and colleagues.
Cepheus Gamp: Head of Being Division